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MN SF30

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carla Nelson

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Origin

Senate

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Removes obsolete year-specific estate tax exclusion amounts from Minnesota law, consolidating the threshold at $3,000,000 for estates required to file returns
  • Creates portability of the deceased spousal unused exclusion amount, allowing a surviving spouse to claim up to $3,000,000 of their deceased spouse's unused estate tax exclusion
  • Personal representatives are deemed to have elected portability by filing an estate tax return unless they affirmatively opt out; the election is irrevocable
  • Allows estates not required to file a return to voluntarily file one solely to preserve portability of the unused exclusion for the surviving spouse
  • Portability provisions take effect for estates of decedents dying after June 30, 2025

Legislative Description

Obsolete provisions removal and portability provision of the estate tax exclusion

Last Action

Author added Rasmusson

3/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Taxes1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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